18 years old and about to step foot into the big wide world on an adventure of a lifetime! Bags packed, unpacked, repacked and packed again (using the never-to-be-underestimated 'rolling' technique for clothes) and packing list meticulously checked over and over again, we are ready!

Standing at Terminal 4 in Heathrow saying some tearful farewells to mum n dad, a mixture of excitement and anxiety as we go through security and await to board the flight for our first destination....